The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-08
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There is no reason why Kansas
should not become one of the great
manufacturing centers Of the United
States. Everything seemingly points
to that end sooner or later, and more
especially do the present signs Of the
times so point. Here is produced
nearly ali the raw material used in the
east, and here is used a great portion
of this same raw material after it has
gone through the hands of the eastern
manufacturer and been converted into
articles for use.
The movement made last evening by
the board of trade looking to the en-
couragement of manufactures, if dill
gently pursued, will undoubtedly lead
to good results. This, we think, is
more especially so with regard to the
plan proposed for assisting to enlarge
and build up such manufactures as we
have already with us. For instance,
what could be "A better move than for
our citizens to take hold with Mr..
Thomas Ryan and assist him to put in
an enlarged plant for the business he
is already engaged in? Such a move
ment should meet with much encour-
agement, if any manufacturing project
at all would. Mr.. Ryan is a citizen of
acknowledged worth and integrity, in
whom all would have the utmost con-
fidence, as his business capacity has
been tested in our midst. To give him
a helping hand, and at the same time
give the city just such a boost as she
most needs, would possibly be the be-
ginning of new era in our city's pros
perity.
With one factory started there is
good reason to believe another would
follow, as ''birds of feather flock to-
gether," and persons who have been al
all observant are acquainted with the
fact that there are many good reasons
why when one factory is established il
should bring others to join it.
Speaking Of this subject, the Larned
Cronoscope says:
For years it has been a generally &C
cepted theory that New England alone
can support those institutions. By
comparing the advantages of Kansas
/ Will IAOOC VI buC pICoCAO
ing centers there appears ample
grounds for the belief that the Sunflow
er state possesses all the ingredients
! necessary to maintain these enterprises
The two main requisites to the sue
cess of manufacturing establishment
are demand for their products and
supply of the raw material. AS a con
sumner of manufactured goods Kansa
has no rival. Hence we have the HON
market. OF the crude materials useI
in the manufacture of wooden goods
shoes, starch and fertilizers, we alread
produce large proportion of the SUI
ply of the world. AT present thes
materials are shipped to the far ava
3 manufactures, there made into good
= and then shipped back to the wester
y consumer, who is likewise the pre-
Queer.
AS to the other products of the east
q ern factories, the only question tina
can be raised is would it not be cheape
: to ship the raw material to the con
p sumner, instead of the manufacture
J., goods?
q Besides the advantage of being i
such easy access to both producer an
consumer we have the additional Al
: traction of cheap fuel and, in SeN
eral points in the state, excellent waite
power.
s There is no disputing the fact thu
n eastern capitalists are weighing thes
points, and that with the proper 81
couragement factories will be estal
> lished.